The new iPad 10″ and the new iPad 8″.

That way they stick to their new naming convention for the iPad ( not called the iPad 3).

If they wanted to price it aggressively they might go like this
$249 iPad 8″ wifi only 8Gb
$299 iPad 8″ wifi only 16Gb
$399 iPad 8″ 4g and wifi 16Gb
$499 iPad 8″ 4g and wifi 32Gb
$499 iPad 10″ wifi only 16Gb
Etc.
And drop the iPad 2 from the lineup.
The iPod touch might have to be reduced $50

The iPad 8″ marketing could be completely focused on games, reading, education and other content consumption while the 10″ ads would focus more on all roundedness.

Let’s not forget that the rumored bigger screen iPhone 5 will also require app developers to adjust their apps so iOS 6 xcode will need to address the issue of screen size and resolution more significantly.

If Apple releases a size between iPod and iPad, I think it’s either a new name or (more likely) an iPod variant. iPads may eventually be larger, but won’t be smaller than 9.7″.

http://www.talkmactech.com/core-posts/class-assignment-solving-ipad-mini-dilemma-apples-different-philosophy/

to elaborate on the new I Pod Touch targeted at the younger market or mums I took my ruler and found

1) hat the Nintendo 3D S had a 7 inch diagonal (including both screens and the buttons)… talking about a device designed for early teenagers..

2) “traditional” CD/DVD covers have also a 7 inch diagonal… one could see the revival of artistic covers, used as wallpapers..

3) that notepads in restaurants have a 7 inch diagonal (including at the Fouquet’s I have one example right now on my desk)

4) That most “old fashioned” picture frames (those you put on your desk are around that size)… with a right cover to hold the new I Pod Touch upright I could see my friends…. their pictures intertwined with their Facebook activity

5) That a 7 inch diagonal is probably the best compromise to hold a rectangle in one’s palm while grasping it with his/her own fingers.. roughly calculated out of the following distribution of male and female hand size

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HandAnthropometry.JPG

6 inch length * 4 inch width (rounded)

I agree x00%.. with one question though.

. to make our new I Pod Touch a gaming platform, does AA own the right patents vs what Microsoft, Nintendo and the Wii have protected to make a difference in the way players issue commands , receive feedback, and game developers structure their narratives ?

Releasing a 7.85” iPod Touch will provide Steve with plausible deniability
A 7.85″ screen will work, do the Math.**
Marketing an iPod tablet to children who will not have to “sand paper” their fingers, works
This can be done for a $249 – $299 price point*
The iPod touch needs a shot in the arm **(see chart)
Apple recently hired a sh-t load of gaming talent***
Gamers usually move up to window machines read (halo)
Apple only enters a market when they can own it.
An iPod will not cannibalize iPad sales*
Apple will kick Amazon right in the bollocks and protect its content sales*
Apple will produce this baby with a retina display and a A5 chip*
Apple will Market this to Mom’s looking for the benefits of an iPad *
An iPod still plays music & video* (content, content, content)
Apple could incorporate better sound
Apple will market to schools looking for a less expensive e-book reader*
Apple will create a line of accessories i.e.: docks, game controls and different colored sport grips etc.
Apple will blow Christmas Sales out of the water
The rumors neatly fall into place

http://yfrog.com/z/h36j2np

By way of Brianshall.com

* When the I Phone was launched, I was working at a (large) mobile operator.

I recall that competition was speechless in front of the touchscreen.

Some of my ex colleagues/partners may remember challenging, heated discussions with Apple’s competitors to explain how happy I was (and others) to use my fingers properly.

=> as opposed to a stylus
=> or the blackberry button to the right),
to flip through files, to push magic buttons, ..

My Hypothesis is that the I Phone revolution was boosted by delivering a better SENSE.

Subsequently, AA throughout the I Phone saga conquered meticulously the territory of our TOUCH Sense, changed our relationship with devices throughout the I Phone Family (now on Lion, etc..).

We compute by hand..in the post PC era.

* Likewise, the IPad, with Retina Display and so forth is positioned (and perceived) as the leader for quality of SIGHT/SEEING.

=> Density of the Pixels, Size of the original I Pad Screen,
=> resizing of apps, news apps being enabled,
=> ebooks being so easy to download read.
I have for example a friend, a poet, who admitted to me that he is rediscovering his library after downloading it…despite his 1000+ books in the house., readily available.

I am sure you have your own examples…

May a new version of the screen radically change ?? why not but…

* With SIRI Apple pushed an innovation now in our HEARING universe.

We start interacting by Voice….

=> but we still do not have a high quality sound..while listening to music without a helmet
=> In the office, I Phones on Speakerphones cannot be readily used for conf calls on loudspeaker.. and the microphones still turn us in HALs..

* My suggestion is therefore that a mini I Pad could make a tremendous success if it can be HEARD.

=> If we are able to perceive a better audio (more Hz, stereo, spatial sounds, .higher quality speakers.)
=> … coupled for example with a push within I Tunes of TRUE HIFI.. CD quality like…(downloading + Streaming)
=> and an easy wireless link with loudspeakers (Sonos type solutions)
=> and access to quality content about the music/show I am listening (meta data)
=> a supersized I Pod Touch if you want an analogy, my portable Stereo set.

or anything that Apple might think of to own now in the customers eyes simultaneously

TOUCHING HEARING SEEING..

Leaving Taste and Smell… to the Cook…

This is what happened with the iPod: competitors came out for a slightly better price, some of them arguably better (touchscreen Zune?) but for $30-$50 extra you could get the real deal (iPod). Most people did, the rest is history. I suspect that an iPad starting at $300 would be enough to suck most oxygen out of the Nexus. Android phones are a different story because of the dynamics of carrier deals and carrier contracts. I think tablets are more like iPods. “No pricing umbrella” was Jobs mantra for the iPod. Give it time in the case for the iPad.

Can Apple sell one without giving up their margins? Do not overestimate Cook’s ability to corner components and streamline the production pipeline. I think they can.

ipad mini has 50% less area. with the same resolution
as ipad it would mean you have half the touch zone
for buttons. It won’t work.
If you scale the iphone resolution by 1.5, may it would work
but it would be hideous because you are doing exactly
what Android is doing. Now way would Apple do that.

There is no way Apple announces it to undermine their iphone 5
announcement.

Last year Gruber predicted another ipad announcement, none came.

As for the phablet, I’ll send you $50 to play with a new Android phone.

As the graphic indicates, the rumored device is really quite different than some may be imagining.